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Migrant workers and their families queue outside a train station to board a Bihar-bound Shramik Express train in Faridabad on May 15, 2020 (AFP). In a written response to a question posed by TMC MP Derek O’Brien, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said that autopsies on 51 bodies have shown that …

NEW DELHI: The Monsoon session of Parliament It is likely to shrink and end by the middle of next week in view of the threat of the spread of Covid-19 among MPs, sources said on Saturday. At a meeting of the Lok Sabha business advisory committee, which has leaders from …

File photo of the House of Parliament. The parties present at the meeting (Shiv Sena, Congress, DMK, Trinamool Congress, YSR Congress and TDP) asked Lok Sabha chairman OP Birla to consider reducing the session taking into account the growing number of coronavirus cases. . CNN-News18 New Delhi Last update: September …

The government has held a discussion with the opposition on the issue (Archive) New Delhi: The ongoing monsoon session of Lok Sabha will be shortened by several days, the government decided today after consulting with the opposition at the Business Advisory Committee meeting tonight. The Center is concerned for the …

File photo of the House of Parliament. Parliament met for the first time in six months on September 14 and was due to run until October 1, but two officials said its duration could be shortened by a week. CNN-News18 New Delhi Last update: September 19, 2020 5:17 PM IST …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mounted a vigorous defense of the three bills, making it clear that his government will move forward to get the go-ahead from Parliament for measures aimed at opening private avenues for farmers to sell their produce. Farmers in states like Punjab and Haryana have been …

“Where does this chhokra come from?” Adhir Chowdhury attacked Anurag Thakur. New Delhi: A fierce dispute in the Lok Sabha over comments from a minister about the Nehru-Gandhi family and a congressional leader who called him a chhokra (boy) led to the first postponement of this session of parliament, which …

Repeat RT-PCR tests for legislators, mandatory tests for government officials visiting parliament, and daily antigen tests for reporters and parliament officials – these are part of the stricter safety standards that are have hastily implemented after more Members of Parliament (MP), who attended the ongoing monsoon session, tested positive for …

The Lok Sabha approved on Thursday the Draft Law on Trade and Trade in Agricultural Products (Promotion and Facilitation), 2020, as well as the Farmers Agreement (Empowerment and Protection) on Price Guarantee and Agricultural Services, 2020 despite opposition and BJP ally Shiromani Akali Dal called it an “anti-farmer” measure and …

More than 44 percent of state-owned BSNL’s mobile network equipment comes from Chinese firm ZTE and 9 percent from Huawei, Parliament was informed on Thursday. Responding to a question about the market share of Chinese companies ZTE and Huawei in India, State Minister for Communications Sanjay Dhotre said that the …